ustulate

ustulate
adj. /us"cheuh lit, -layt'/; v., /us"cheuh layt'/, adj., v., ustulated, ustulating.
adj.
1. colored or blackened as if scorched.
v.t.
2. Obs. to burn; sear; scorch.
[1615-25; < L ustulatus ptp. of ustulare to scorch, burn, deriv. of urere to burn; see -ATE1]

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  • ustulate — [us′chə lit, us′chəlāt΄] adj. [L ustulatus, pp. of ustulare: see USTULATION] discolored or blackened, as if scorched …   English World dictionary

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  • ustulate — Scorched or discolored from prolonged exposure to heat …   Grandiloquent dictionary

  • ustulate — /ˈʌstʃələt/ (say uschuhluht), / leɪt/ (say layt) adjective coloured or blackened as if scorched. {Latin ūstulātus, past participle, burnt} …  

  • ustulate —   v.t. give burned appearance to; a. scorched.    ♦ ustulation, n. roasting; lust …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • ustulate — adj. /us cheuh lit, layt /; v., /us cheuh layt /, adj., v., ustulated, ustulating. adj. 1. colored or blackened as if scorched. v.t. 2. Obs. to burn; sear; scorch. [1615 25; L ustulatus ptp. of ustulare to scorch, burn, deriv. of urere to burn;… …   Useful english dictionary

  • ustulation — /us cheuh lay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of scorching or burning. 2. Pharm. the roasting or drying of moist substances. [1650 60; < ML ustulation (s. of ustulatio) a scorching, equiv. to L ustulat(us) (see USTULATE) + ion ION] * * * …   Universalium

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